Richmond Flying Squirrels’ leadoff hitter, middle infielder, and new center fielder Simon Whiteman is my guest on this week’s There R Giants podcast. Simon talks about his journey to Yale and when he began thinking about a career in pro baseball. He also discusses the value of analytics for him, and his approach to playing and thinking about the game he loves. Simon is just a tremendously thoughtful and articulate young man, who you can follow on twitter @thespeedkillz.

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Intro/Outro: “The Speed of Life” by David Bowie

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